Strong Women in IT 2025
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Shape your equality strategies and practices.
Create a Women's Chapter in your organization.
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About Us
We are a unique connective and inspirational platform. We give all connected women a chance to inspire and learn from each other and build a sustainable motion to enable women to reach high managerial and leadership positions in the IT Industry.
Initiated in 2018 as a concept, with the presence of 55 Women, Strong Women in IT became a respected brand, engaging directly with around 350 women at the C-level from the tech industry. As the IT industry movers and challengers, we create and influence the best industry standards for equality. For women’s voices to be heard.
Our brand attracts the best Women Talent in the IT Industry by creating standards and building strong networks, giving a reason to believe and willingness to belong to the community. We also showcase the role model men leaders who demonstrate an inclusive mindset to enable talented women to grow and expand, respecting equity in the IT workspace.
We help community members to learn from each other. Strong Women in IT enable members–recognized women to strengthen their network for inspiration, career development, and personal brand creation.
Mission
IT world is full of ambitious, entrepreneurial, and strong women. Our mission is to show them. We prove that true Real Models are in this industry and let them become more visible.
How we do it? Through the reliable implementation of the following stages:
Mission
IT world is full of ambitious, entrepreneurial, and strong women. Our mission is to show them. We prove that true Role Models are in this industry and let them become more visible.
How we do it? Through the reliable implementation of the following stages:
We create Role Models
Presence in media, speeches at conferences, building the image of an expert – that’s part of our work to create Role Models as „Strong Women in IT”. We know how to do it. We help women in many areas, and the promotion of their profiles, companies, and experience is one of them.
Education and development
Leveraging the enormous knowledge and experience of our community members, and building on the unique knowledge of our consultants and leaders, we offer top-quality development sessions and webinars to our audiences. Years of experience and building on tons of practical cases, solving issues and overcoming global leadership and business challenges, in combination with technology enablement, gives a top education outcome. Webinars, podcasts, mentoring sessions, innovative round tables, and articles make a difference.
We foster cooperation and partnership environment
Our audiences are our partners to make our mission possible. Open-minded for our strategic partnerships with technology players, we make an open space also for individual leaders and innovators, to co-shape our surface and give a reason to believe to many globally. If you respect our belief of equality and inclusion, think big and aspire to build equal chances to people, connect with us.
Strategic Partners
Impact Partners
Strategic Legal Partner
Advisory Board
Monika Kordowska
Izabela Tworzydło
Director of the Corporate Communications Department at BNP Paribas Bank Polska
Mateusz Majewski
VP North & South East Europe
Monika Kordowska
Europe Operational Resilience Leader | Operational Risk Management, Internal Control, Operational Efficiency
Currently serving as the Europe Operational Resilience Leader, overseeing the development and implementation of operational resilience frameworks across the European region. This role emphasizes ensuring compliance with European regulatory requirements, including those established by the European Central Bank, EBA, and other authorities, to strengthen the region’s operational resilience and support sustainable business growth.
Previously, held roles as Operational Excellence Leader and Managing Director responsible for Operational Risk, Fraud Prevention, and Internal Control. In these positions, led initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, risk governance, and internal controls, with a focus on aligning practices with industry standards and regulatory expectations.
Additionally, founded and led the WOMEN Changing BNP Paribas program, actively promoting women’s empowerment and potential development. Serves as President of the Board of the Society Patrons at Zachęta National Art Gallery. An enthusiast of art history and the art market, and a former volleyball player.
Izabela Tworzydło
Director of the Corporate Communications Department at BNP Paribas Bank Polska
Senior communications executive with nearly 20 years of experience shaping reputations and driving culture transformation in highly regulated industries. Trusted advisor to executive leadership, recognized for aligning communications with business growth and strategic transformation.
As Corporate Communications Director and Spokesperson at BNP Paribas Bank Polska, Izabela positioned the bank among the TOP3 most credible press offices in Poland, led award-winning initiatives in internal communications, employer branding, and social media, and strengthened executive visibility across media and digital channels.
Committed to inclusive leadership, she co-founded Women Changing BNP Paribas, acts as LGBT+ Ally, and mentor emerging leaders through Vital Voices. Graduate of executive programs at Harvard Business School, IE Business School, and IESE, she combines strategic acumen with human-centric leadership to shape the future of corporate communications.
Mateusz Majewski
VP North & South East Europe at UiPath
Mateusz Majewski is VP North & South East Europe at UiPath, a leading enterprise software automation company. In his role, Mateusz designs and implements the company’s growth strategy in the region, and plays a very active role within the local UiPath ecosystem comprising customers, partners and institutions with a role in automation and AI education.
Passionate about the transformative potential of AI-powered automation, Mateusz is a trusted advisor to the C-suite on the benefits of implementing automation and AI within the enterprise. An experienced tech leader, he has more than 15 years of experience in the IT industry, having held several positions with European tech businesses such as Snow Software, Microsoft and more.
Paweł Jakubik
Technology & Consulting Sales Leader at EY
Paweł Jakubik is a key player at EY Poland, where he enhances sales and develops technology consulting to address market challenges. With a 30-year career focused on sales and tech development, he started by setting up sales networks in finance. At Microsoft Poland, he led cloud transformation and served on the board, managing services for various sectors and initiating the $1 billion Poland Digital Valley project to improve digital skills.
Paweł has also mentored tech talent for over a decade, working with organizations like Vital Voices and FutureUP. His experience and dedication to digital education are vital to EY Poland’s growth and innovation.
Reports
“Strong Women in IT” report is above all facts. We know who the women are, who create new technology world. We focus not only on typically business data – company size or revenue. We present all the way that they had to path to achieve what they have now – we show their challenges, successes, and failures.
We prove that this is not an education that most affects our career.
Download report “Strong Women in IT” and know more.
Edition 2023
Strong Women in IT 2023 – Global Edition
Edition 2021
Strong Women in IT – Global Edition
Edition 2019
Strong Women in IT
Code Of Conduct
Discover our values and commitment to equality and inclusivity through our Code of Conduct. At Strong Women in IT, mutual respect and transparency drive our daily operations. We make decisions with diligence, seeking expertise when necessary and ensuring transparency in our processes. Our diverse team values creativity and unconventional thinking, fostering an environment where everyone’s voice is heard. Partnering with organizations that share our values, we strive to create a culture of equal opportunities and drive positive change in the market.
Check out our Code of Conduct and get to know us better.
Webinars
During our webinars, you will meet interesting businesswomen from around the world who have built their careers in the new technologies industry. Strong Women in IT webinars are hosted by the leaders of SWIT community – Anita Kijanka and Małgorzata Gryz. They talk to their guests about new technologies, innovations, and management.
During the conversation, you will hear inspiring stories from the IT world, and learn how visionaries perceive reality and how they create the future. Some of the episodes will be devoted to communication, development, and education in business. Would you like to recommend someone for our webinar or participate in it? Contact us at [email protected].
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Contact
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